Bees in the Butterfly Garden by Maureen Lang
Title: Bees in the Butterfly Garden Author: Maureen Lang Genre: Christian Historical Romance/Adventure Age-Range: 13+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1870s (Victorian) Setting: New York, USA Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Source: Tyndale Rewards Rating: 2/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for violence and thematic elements. Characters are living immoral lifestyles, although we don’t really know what […]
Dares for September 2016
Hi everyone! You remember this post? I hope you do, because I’m not going to explain monthly dares again. 😉 Okay, allow me to tell you how my dares for August went! 🙂 Dares for August 2016 Reading Read ten books. Check! But one of those books has to be Persuasion. Check! And another one has to be […]
This Hostile Land by Willowy Whisper
Title: This Hostile Land Author: Willowy Whisper Genre: Historical Fiction (Western) Age-Range: 12+ (upper middle grade-young adult) Era: 1911 Setting: Wyoming (cattle country …) Publisher: Willowy Whisper Source: author (in exchange for free review) Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Violence. Didn’t bug me at all, but then, violence never bothers me. Cover: 5/5! Oh my goodness […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing with Createspace for Intelligent People (Part 1)
Hi y’all! Well, CutePolarBear, who comments here often, has asked me to write a post about Createspace. She just wanted some basic info, but … yeah, I’m gonna go overboard. It’s part of my personality, okay? When I was little, I always, always kept going instead of leaving well-enough alone. You can see this in […]
Character Studies ~ Family
Well, believe it or not, it’s time for another Character Studies! A quick refresher: Character Studies is a monthly character interview hosted by Morgan Dusky @Studies in Characters. Morgan’s blog has been taken over by her characters, and these eleven are a lot of fun! You should totally check out her (or rather their!) blog. […]
251 Things To Do In Tofino by Kait Fennell
Hi, everyone! I know I don’t usually review this kind of book, and I doubt I ever will again, but I’m doing it as a review swap, so bear with me. 🙂 Title: 251 Things To Do In Tofino Author: Kait Fennell Genre: Nonfiction (travel guides Age-Range: adult (or young adult, I guess!) Publisher: BlueFire […]
The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. Ladd
Title: The Heiress of Winterwood Author: Sarah E. Ladd Series: Whispers on the Moors, #1 Genre: Historical Romance Age-Range: 13+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1814 (Regency) Setting: Darbury, England Publisher: Thomas Nelson Source: library Rating: 2.5/5 stars Content: 3/5. I’d say thematic elements (fights, guns, knives, semi-detailed … nothing gory or overdone) and then some kissing […]
Introducing Riley and the School-Year Schedule
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of schedules for the ‘new year,’ I’d like you to meet someone. 🙂 Isn’t he adorable? Yeah, I know that isn’t the best picture … I took it on the way home from picking him up yesterday! Yes, we did get him a couple days early … and even then, […]
Cover Reveal ~ Befriending the Beast by Amanda Tero
Today I’ll be revealing the cover for Befriending the Beast by Amanda Tero. I was offered the chance to beta-read it, and what I’ve read so far has been simply amazing! 🙂 Title: Befriending the Beast Author: Amanda Tero Genre: Christian fairy-tale retelling Release Date: September 30th, 2016 The Cover: The Summary: Belle has returned […]
Vote for Me! ~all your wildest dreams will come true~
Some of you may have noticed this page. That’s right, guys. They’re electing the queen (or king) of the bloggers, essentially … only democratically … so, yep, time to elect me your president! How to do that? Well, it’s all explained in better detail here, but basically, you go to this page, read my promises, and […]
The Lady of the Vineyard is now available to pre-order!
I know I shouldn’t be posting this today, but I just thought you’d like to know that you can now pre-order The Lady of the Vineyard on Amazon! 😀 Are you excited? Are you clicking on that link and rushing to Amazon? You aren’t? WHAT KIND OF A BLOG-FOLLOWER ARE YOU???!!! Just kidding, of course. […]
Fitting In by Rebekah A. Morris
Title: Fitting In Author: Rebekah A. Morris (http://readanotherpage.com/) Genre: Christian historical fiction Age-Range: middle grade/young adult Era: early 1900s, I believe? Setting: a little town, presumably out west Publisher: Read Another Page, Rebekah A. Morris Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 1/5. Nothing that made me uncomfortable. A character who […]
